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Attention:
Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethatyouselectacorrectdeviceduringacopy,asave,ora
formatoperation.Otherwiseyourdatamightbeerasedoroverwritten.
IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive
encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.
Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF12.
2.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.
Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevices,ortheoperating
systemcannotbefound.
ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.
Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Table5.Startupmenuitems
Menuitem
SelectionComments
Boot
Selectthebootdevicewhenyou
pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe
computer.
UEFI/LegacyBootBoth(ifOSOptimizedDefaults
isDisabled)
UEFIOnly(ifOSOptimized
DefaultsisEnabled)
LegacyOnly
UEFI/LegacyBootPriority
UEFIFirst
LegacyFirst
CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)
No
Yes
Selectsystembootcapability.
Both:Thesystembootsbythe
followingUEFI/LegacyBootPriority
setting.
UEFIOnly:Thesystembootsfrom
theUEFIenabledoperatingsystem.
LegacyOnly:Thesystembootsfrom
anyoperatingsystemotherthanthe
UEFIenabledone.
Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the
systemcannotbootfromthebootable
devicesthatdonothavetheUEFI
enabledoperatingsystem.
CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)is
requiredforbootingthelegacyoperating
system.IfyouselectUEFIOnly,CSM
Supportwillbeselectable.ForBothor
LegacyOnlymood,CSMSupportwill
notbeselectable.
BootMode
Quick
Diagnostics
TheQuickbootisintendedtobootthe
operatingsystemassoonaspossible
byreducingthePOSTelapsedtime.The
Diagnosticsbootistobeusedforthe
problemdeterminationbyperforming
testsofthedevices.
OptionKeyDisplay
Enabled
Disabled
IfyouselectDisabled,thenthemessage
“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter
willnotbedisplayedduringthePOST.
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